New Baguio Lawyer Shares Secrets in Topping Bar Exams

Topping the bar is “doable” even for reviewees from outside Metro Manila as proven by Noel Neil Q. Malimban, the 2006 bar topnotcher, who hails from the University of the Cordilleras (UC) in Baguio. In the presence of journalists, he shared his secrets of how he topped the bar: “good grasp (of the subjects), good English, good penmanship, and prayer.”

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat

Topping the bar is “doable” even for reviewees from outside Metro Manila as proven by Noel Neil Q. Malimban, the 2006 bar topnotcher, who hails from the University of the Cordilleras (UC) in Baguio.

In the presence of journalists, he shared his secrets of how he topped the bar: “good grasp (of the subjects), good English, good penmanship, and prayer.”

He pointed out that his answers were direct to the point, as he preferred not to include or quote the direct provisions of the law. Malimban garnered a rating of 87.60 percent, thus leading 45 successful examinees from UC.

A certified public accountant (CPA), he decided to quit his Makati City job and entered the UC Law School, as he recognized the UC bar topnotcher before him.

“Atty. Janet Abuel serves as an inspiration for me and I realized that topping, though not my intention, is doable,” said Malimban, the second UC alumnus to top the bar examinations.

Abuel topped the bar in 1998 and is now the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) director for Region I.

Most bar topnotchers reviewed in established and expensive review centers in Metro Manila. It is an added burden for reviewees, particularly from outside Metro Manila. But Malimban, who depends on his CPA sideline, decided to review with an institution linked with UC.

“God gave me strength to pass the exam and courage to patiently wait for the results,” said the devout Malimban, who is a resident of Slaughter House in Barangay (village) Sto.Niño, Baguio City.

He also said that he will grant the request of the UC College of Law dean to teach in the institution. Northern Dispatch / Posted by Bulatlat

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